Critical Thinking

Notes on Critical Thinking takes a practical hands-on approach, providing an overview of each topic and then allowing students to apply the concepts of critical thinking through practice activities that feature Soomo-original videos, current news stories, and engaging scenarios. In the final chapter, a case study presents students with the opportunity to apply all of the critical thinking skills learned throughout the text.

Features

Designed to keep students on track

READING TOOLS allow students to hover over vocabulary terms for definitions and mark up their own webtext by highlighting and adding margin notes.

Interactive Content

Study Questions

Multiple choice and short answer questions on every page guide students to critical information by providing immediate feedback. These low-risk opportunities allow students to reset answers to try again or study for tests.

Response Boards

Students engage each other through discussion boards that only allow students to see the responses of their peers after they've posted their own comment.

Polls

Polls allow students to share their opinions and renders a live pie chart displaying the responses of all class members.

Study Tools

Webtext Reader App

Students can access materials and complete assignments offline with our mobile app available for iOS and Android.

Read To Me

Text-to-speech feature instantly creates an audio version of the webtext page to extend the reach of online content.

Notebook

Students can keep track of their own work inside the Notebook, which records their scores and participation.

Progress Bars

Progress Bars on the Table of Contents encourage students to complete all of their work.